International business exchanges between and with Asian countries have increased enormously over the last few years. As a natural consequence, this has brought about an increasing number of trade disputes that are being resolved through arbitration as an effective alternative to more expensive litigation. This volume offers a variety of perspectives on this important international dispute resolution practice in Asia. Essentially interdisciplinary in approach, it brings together specialists in law, international commercial arbitration and discourse analysis. The contributing authors include practitioners as well as academics. Together they explore the interrelations between discourses and practices in the field of arbitration in Asia. The work also investigates the extent to which the ‘integrity’ of arbitration principles, typical of international commercial arbitration practice, is maintained in various Asian contexts. The authors focus particularly on arbitration norms and practices as they are influenced by local juridical, cultural and linguistic factors. The book will be a valuable resource for academics and practitioners working in the areas of arbitration and dispute resolution, as well as researchers with an interest in language, communication and discourse analysis.

Table of Contents:
PART I: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES ON ARBITRATION 1: International Commercial Arbitration in Asia: Discursive and Professional Perspectives, Vijay K. Bhatia; 2. Setting aside or non-enforcement of arbitral awards in international arbitration on the public policy ground – a regional perspective, John K. Arthur; 3. Will the ‘Haves’ Come Out Ahead of the ‘Have-nots’ in International Arbitration?: The Structural Dynamics of Justice in Chinese-African Commercial Arbitration Disputes, Janet Ainsworth; PART II: DISCURSIVE PRACTICES IN ARBITRATION 4. The combination of arbitration with conciliation/mediation in the legislation of the People’s Republic of China, Maurizio Gotti, Piera Pellegrinelli and Elena Signorini; 5. Arbitration Practice in India: A Discursive Perspective, Patrizia Anesa; 6. A Contrastive Corpus-based Analysis of Italian and Singaporean Arbitration Practice Narratives, Ulisse Belotti; 7. Arbitration Discourse in Vietnam: challenges and opportunities, Patrizia Anesa and Net Le; 8. Perceptual, cultural and linguistic challenges facing Japan as a site of international arbitration, Richard Powell; III: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN ARBITRATION 9. Internationalisation through Institutional Arbitration: The Malaysian Success Story, Sundra Rajoo; 10. Arresting the crisis of confidence in arbitration – a Malaysian perspective, Lam Wai Loon; 11. Critical Evaluation of Arbitration in India, Rizul Jai; 12. Arbitration Rules in Hong Kong, Mariacarla Giorgetti; 13. The Difficulties with Law and Language of Arbitration in India: a challenge for domestic environmental arbitration? Charu Sharma; 14: Production and discovery of documents in arbitration in India – a comparative analysis, Ashok Kumar Singh IV: TOWARDS AN ASIAN ARBITRATION MODEL 15: Legalization of International Arbitration in Asia: Paving the Way for Cultural Homogenization? Shahrizal M Zin, 16. Emerging Trends in the Dispute Settlement Mechanism in the FTAs of China, South Korea and Japan, Rajesh Sharma;